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Nearest Communities to Brownsville,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Brownsville, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Brownsville:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Brownsville.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Brownsville is located in Houston County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Houston County: Allamakee (IA), Winneshiek (IA), Fillmore, Winona, La Crosse (WI) & Vernon (WI).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 153 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Brownsville. Of these communities, 126 are located in counties other than Houston County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Brownsville (which is Houston County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Brownsville

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Houston County   (where Brownsville resides)
  • Fillmore County
  • Winona County
    • County Website:   https://www.winonacounty.gov/
    • County Seat for Winona:   Winona
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Brownsville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Brownsville.
      • Dresbach
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Dresbach is located in Winona County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresbach
      • Dakota
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Dakota is located in Winona County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dakota
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
      • New Hartford
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • New Hartford is located in Winona County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hartford
      • Nodine
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Donehower
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Donehower is located in Winona County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donehower
      • Ridgeway
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Ridgeway is located in Winona County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
      • Pickwick
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Pickwick is located in Winona County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick
      • Lamoille
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Witoka
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Witoka is located in Winona County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witoka
      • Centerville
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Centerville is located in Winona County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Hart
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Hart is located in Winona County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
      • Homer
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Homer is located in Winona County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
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  • Allamakee County
  • Winneshiek County
  • Buffalo County
  • Crawford County
  • Jackson County
  • La Crosse County
    • County Website:   https://www.lacrossecounty.org/
    • County Seat for La Crosse:   La Crosse (WI)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Brownsville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Brownsville.
      • Calvert
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Calvert is located in La Crosse County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert
      • Maple Grove
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Maple Grove is located in La Crosse County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
      • Herrington
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Herrington is located in La Crosse County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrington
      • Shelby
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Shelby is located in La Crosse County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
      • La Crosse
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Grand Crossing
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • North La Crosse
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • North La Crosse is located in La Crosse County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North La Crosse
      • West La Crosse
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • West La Crosse is located in La Crosse County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West La Crosse
      • Cold Springs
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Cold Springs is located in La Crosse County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
      • French Island
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Medary
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Medary is located in La Crosse County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medary
      • Holiday Heights
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Holiday Heights is located in La Crosse County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Heights
      • Continue List   (18 more) ...
        • Onalaska
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Barre Mills
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Saint Joseph
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Lakeview ‑ Historic
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
          • Lakeview is located in La Crosse County (WI)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
        • Sunset Point ‑ Historic
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
          • Sunset Point is located in La Crosse County (WI)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Point
        • Brice Prairie
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
          • Brice Prairie is located in La Crosse County (WI)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice Prairie
        • Midway
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • West Salem
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Holmen
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
          • Holmen is located in La Crosse County (WI)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmen
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,368 people
        • Middle Ridge
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Bangor
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Bangor is located in La Crosse County (WI)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,442 people
        • New Amsterdam
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
          • New Amsterdam is located in La Crosse County (WI)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Amsterdam
        • Burns
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Burns is located in La Crosse County (WI)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
        • Rockland
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Mindoro
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Stevenstown
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Stevenstown is located in La Crosse County (WI)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenstown
        • Council Bay
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Council Bay is located in La Crosse County (WI)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Bay
        • Burr Oak
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Burr Oak is located in La Crosse County (WI)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak
  • Monroe County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.monroe.wi.us/
    • County Seat for Monroe:   Sparta (WI)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Brownsville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Brownsville.
      • Portland
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Portland is located in Monroe County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
      • Cashton
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Cashton is located in Monroe County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashton
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,111 people
      • Leon
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Leon is located in Monroe County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
      • Melvina
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Sparta
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Saint Marys
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Saint Marys is located in Monroe County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
      • Farmers Valley
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Farmers Valley is located in Monroe County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Valley
  • Trempealeau County
  • Vernon County
    • County Website:   https://www.vernoncountywi.gov/
    • County Seat for Vernon:   Viroqua (WI)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Brownsville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Brownsville.
      • Stoddard
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Pleasant Valley
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Pleasant Valley is located in Vernon County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
      • Genoa
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Chaseburg
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Romance
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Romance is located in Vernon County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
      • Coon Valley
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Newton
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Victory
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Victory is located in Vernon County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
      • Esofea
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Esofea is located in Vernon County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esofea
      • Purdy
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Red Mound
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Red Mound is located in Vernon County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mound
      • Bud
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Bud is located in Vernon County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bud
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        • Springville
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Springville is located in Vernon County (WI)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
        • Retreat
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • West Prairie
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • West Prairie is located in Vernon County (WI)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Prairie
        • Westby
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Viroqua
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Viroqua is located in Vernon County (WI)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viroqua
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,394 people
        • Newry
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Fargo
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Liberty Pole
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Avalanche
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Avalanche is located in Vernon County (WI)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalanche
        • Bloomingdale
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Bloomingdale is located in Vernon County (WI)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
        • Ross
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Ross is located in Vernon County (WI)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
        • Folsom
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Folsom is located in Vernon County (WI)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
        • Liberty
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Liberty is located in Vernon County (WI)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Brownsville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
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